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Owners to ride off into the sunset: Sunshine Carpet & Window Coverings closing

Business closing its doors after more than 30 years

By CARIE CANTERBURY canterburyc@ cañoncitydailyrecord.com

Posted:
12/12/2012 09:37:14 PM MST

Chuck McIntyre stands in the showroom of Sunshine Carpet & Window Coverings at 730 Main St. McIntyre and his wife, Linda, will retire at the end of the year (Carie Canterbury/Daily Record)

After more than 30 years in the carpeting and window covering business, Sunshine Carpet & Window Coverings owners Chuck and Linda McIntyre are ready to retire at the end of the year.

The business has been a fixture on Cañon City's historic Main Street for several decades.

The McIntyres started "Window World" at 428 Main St. in 1971 before they moved out of state. When the couple moved back to Cañon City in 1980, they purchased the business that had been renamed to Sunshine Carpet & Drapery.

The business has been at its current location at 730 Main St. since 1983. The move offered the McIntyres about three-times the amount of space that they had at their former location. In 1992, they changed the name to Sunshine Carpet & Window Coverings.

He said 16 floor-covering stores have come and gone since they opened in 1980.

"We've been involved in the community quite a bit over the last 32 years," Chuck said. "We believe that you have to give back and the main reason that we have been able to stay in business is because of our customers -- repeat business."

Linda said she will greatly miss the customers they have served throughout the years.

"We're very fortunate to have been in business for 32 years, and we do owe it all to our customers that have been loyal to us and made that possible," she said. "Now we're looking forward to retirement and the freedom to choose what comes next."

In addition to their customers, Chuck said he will miss the business community.

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Their part-time employee Sue Davis has worked for them for 15 years.

The McIntyres will close the doors to the business at the end of December, but they will see customers by appointment until their building sells. All in-stock carpet, area rugs, merchandise and special orders will be sold at reduced prices.

"It's just our way of saying thank you to our customers for all these years for helping keep us in business," Chuck said.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment on Saturdays. The business phone number is 275-5058.